Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and in [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It embraced all the other European nations and in them , however its preponderance might vary , agriculture was dominant . |
| 2 | Thus , in 1921 , Bukharin was developing his theory of equilibrium both in the theoretical aspects and in its application to current questions . |
| 3 | The Indian painters lost contact with European developments and , according to Teresa Gisbert , ‘ sought inspiration both in the old styles and in their own tastes and traditions ’ , a mixture of ornamental stylisation with observation of the reality around them . |
| 4 | what additional information may be released during verbal discussions with interested parties and in what circumstances . |
| 5 | This conception arises out of a ‘ distinct but recurring type of historical situation in which a fundamental challenge is directed at established institutions and in which the supporters of those institutions employ conservative ideology in their defense ’ . |
| 6 | Thus commenced a quest for salvation which lasted six years and in which he was often in a state of great depression . |
| 7 | ‘ The trial lasted six days and in his summing up , the judge said that it was too difficult to determine the age of the dogs and that he did not believe a breeder would know her own stock — so basically the ‘ coincidence ’ was too strong . |
| 8 | The Countryside Commission , the government 's advisory body , has similar feelings and in its report , Planning for a Greener Countryside , comments that ‘ problems often arise because the development is inappropriate for the proposed site … imposed on the countryside rather than being a part of it ’ . |
| 9 | Those are the bigger problems and in my view , those are real industrial injuries , costing a lot of money . |
| 10 | In an age in which the Church was living and functioning largely within more or less liberal , democratic societies and in which defence mechanisms such as the Index of forbidden books had ceased effectively to function , it was no longer possible to insulate Catholic society mentally from the world around it . |
| 11 | Satan possesses many of the qualities found in conventional epic heroes in his struggle against overbearing , opposing forces while building up new cities in place of lost ones and in his determination to regain as much as possible from the debris into which he has fallen . |
| 12 | In our previous studies , amplification of DYZ-specific sequences was detected in all 89 male samples and in none of 1629 female samples . |
| 13 | He declared : " The new confederation should therefore , on the contrary , make the path to the EC easier for these countries and in its own way prepare it and act as its mediator . " |
| 14 | ‘ They 've now been there for more than three weeks and in my view they just ca n't find their way out again . |
| 15 | As you can see , so far six hundred organizations have registered with us and what we 've done is put them in a rather , rather flash booklet and the idea is that youngsters , their parents , teachers , youth leaders , scout leaders , anybody , gets hold of one of these booklets and in it , it tells them how to go sailing . |
| 16 | He must not only master their content but be prepared to haggle away those items he finds unacceptable in acrimonious negotiations which may last many hours and in which ignorance is ruthlessly exposed . |
| 17 | Love of God is one of the aims of many religions and in it is found a rare joy : |
| 18 | Expelled from the Commons as a result of giving false statements , he was returned unopposed in 1734 for Great Grimsby , a venal borough that had elected other disreputable financiers and in which Sutton owned considerable property . |
| 19 | To Agassiz , who became the most eminent anti Darwinian in the USA , these indicated that they were separate creations : animal populations had been created in about their present numbers and in their present locations . |
| 20 | Writers such as Robert Keohane , in his 1984 study After Hegemony , and Stephen Krasner , in his work on international regimes and in his 1978 book Defending the National Interest , argue that a modified version of Realism , or what Krasner calls ‘ structural Realism ’ , can help in explaining international economic issues . |
| 21 | Swiney proposed that women 's racial superiority was evidenced both by their physical and mental capabilities and in their internal cellular composition . |
| 22 | The Chancellor in his Mansion House speech rattled past the monetary arguments and in his Budget speech brushed them aside . |
| 23 | In the procedures of arresting and charging individuals and in their treatment in court , there are clear differences across the middle/working-class divide ; and these serve to reinforce the public 's ( and the police 's ) perception that certain groups are inclined to criminality . |
| 24 | His interest was advertised personally , in his appearance and manner , and publicly , in his favourable treatment of the cities of the Greek heartlands and in his decoration of public buildings and imperial residences at Rome . |
| 25 | In theory , he commands a formidable array of armed forces and in his hands lie the means for destroying the human race . |
| 26 | In effect , a ‘ conspiracy of silence ’ still surrounds those northern Protestants who at various times and in their different ways condemned the landlord system , called for a wider franchise , disapproved of religious bigotry , or even sought to break the connection with Britain . |
| 27 | He has probably been with his company for 13 years and in his present job for four . |
| 28 | The common early situation of the individual capitalist owner , or proprietary family , was replaced , within conditions of more organized markets , by various forms of combine arrangements , at a significantly greater distance from the immediate producers and in their internal corporative organization exhibiting a crucial new layer of professional management of production , which quickly became dominant . |
| 29 | The problem , even for these simple situations , is to validate the proposed hierarchies in the sense of confirming ( or not ) that lower steps are in fact prerequisites for higher ones and in what sense they are prerequisites . |
| 30 | ‘ Less-favoured areas within the meaning of this Article may include : small areas affected by specific handicaps and in which farming must be continued in order to conserve the countryside and to preserve the tourist potential of the area or in order to protect the coastline . ’ |